If Beale Street Could Talk Mass market paperbound - 1975
by James Baldwin
About this book
If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin's fifth novel is a love story set in Harlem in the early 70's.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of If Beale Street Could Talk was published by Dial Press in 1974.
Details
- Title If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author James Baldwin
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Signet Book
- Date 1975-06-01
- ISBN 9780451065025 / 0451065026
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC